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FAQ

  • Student Exchange Programmes (SEP)
    Participation in the SEP is a graduation requirement for every Contemporary English Major student. Details will be announced by ENG Dept. Office of Global Education and Interdisciplinary Studies (OGEIS) provides a wide range of exchange programme. Application for SEP opens twice in every academic year, with application deadlines scheduled in early November for 1st Recruitment and late March for 2nd Recruitment.
    Details: https://ln.edu.hk/ogeis/outgoing_stu/overview.php

  • Academic Advising
  1. Can I change the pre-assigned study pattern?
    Students are assigned to take CCC8011 Critical Thinking: Analysis and Argumentation and CCC8012 The Making of Hong Kong in the first year, and CCC8013 The Process of Science and CCC8014 China in World History in the second year (or the third year for those designated as Year 3 students upon admission). Unless with the approval of the Director of Core Curriculum and General Education, students are not allowed to drop these assigned courses in the designated year.

  2. Can I study the two Common Core (CCC8011 & 8012) courses in the same term?
    Yes. Normally students will study one Common Core course in a term.

  3. What is the difference between 'Cluster Courses' and 'Free Elective Courses'?
    Cluster courses are part of the Core Curriculum that all students have to take throughout their four years of studies. All students are required to take 5 cluster courses with one from each cluster. Students can opt to take two additional cluster courses as free electives.

    The 5 clusters are:
    CLA- Creativity and Innovation
    CLB- Humanities and the Arts
    CLC- Management and Society
    CLD- Science, Technology and Society
    CLE- Values, Cultures and Societies

  4. How will the Free Elective (FE) courses that I am going to register affect my Major Allocation results?
    The choice of FE courses will not affect the chances of being allocated to a particular major.

  5. Apart from the Faculty Academic Advisor (FAA), who may I consult to obtain course information of different departments?
    Students are welcome to contact the respective departments.


  • Course Registration
  1. How should I get prepared for the Course Registration Day?
    You should have completed the academic advising beforehand, read the pre-requisite requirement(s) of the course(s) you plan to take, check which term the course(s) you plan to take will be offered in, make sure you are able to access to the University Portal especially if you are out of town.

  2. Is it a must for students to do the course registration process at campus?
    No, but we highly recommend new students to do their first time course registration at the University. Registry will provide on-the-spot supporting services in computer laboratory at the University to all new students during the course registration scheduled in August.

  3. Will there be any guidance from the Faculty Academic Advisor (FAA) during the course registration period?
    You are welcome to contact the FAA for advice during course registration period.

  4. What should I do if the course registration system is not responding?
    You can try to logout and login to the system again; check if you are using the Internet browsers recommended by ITSC (http://www.ln.edu.hk/intranet.htm). If you still encounter problems, please contact ITSC hotline at 26167995 or email ITSC@LN.edu.hk.

  5. What should I do if I cannot get a place in a course?
    You can try to enroll the course at a later time on the registration day and/or add/drop period. If there is still no study place available, you can fill in the add/drop paper form for the course instructor's and department head's consideration.

  6. What should I do if I have not completed the course registration process within the assigned timeslot?
    You can login to the Portal again to add/drop courses after the designated timeslot during 5:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on the same day. If you still cannot finish, you have to do it during the add/drop period.

  7. What are the common error messages during course registration?
    The system has a variety of error messages, the common error messages are listed but not limited as below:

    Prompt out wording

    Message

    Reserved closed

    No quota left

    Selection closed

    No quota left

    Class Restriction

    UG students cannot take AD course, vice versa

    Major Restriction

    The course is only offered for the major stream students

    Attribute Restriction

    Students in 3-year programme cannot take course which is offered to 4-year programmes, vice versa

    Link Error

    For Lec+Tut mode courses, students have to add/drop both lecture and tutorial at the same time

    Time Conflict

    Time crash of selected courses

    Repeat Count Exceeds

    The student has already taken the course

    Maximum Hours Exceeds

    The student has already reached maximum credit limit of the term

 

  • Majors Allocation
  1. What is the unique feature of the Major Allocation?
    Starting from 2014-15, Arts students will select Majors after their first year of studies. This arrangement allows more time for student to explore different disciplines before making the decision.

  2. When will the Major Allocation Process starts?
    Majors Allocation will start after the announcement of the 2nd term academic result of the first year of studies. Students will be required to submit their Majors preference in June 2020.

  3. When will be the Appeal Period?
    The application period is 5 days after the announcement of Majors Allocation result.

  4. How to submit the application form for appeal against Majors Allocation result?
    Students could download the application form at Faculty's website and submit the application to the Faculty Office in person during the application period.

  5. How does the appeal work?
    The appeal panel handles the applications for appeal against Majors Allocation results and makes final decision on the applications.

    Membership of appeal panel:
    Chairperson:    Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Faculty of Arts
    Members:        2 Heads of Arts Departments
    Secretary:        A staff member of the Faculty of Arts
    Head(s) of Department concerned (if not in the panel) may be invited to attend the panel meeting if necessary.

  • Useful Contacts
Office/ Department Tel Location
Office of the Faculty of Arts
2616 7438
HSH G02, G/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of Chinese
2616 7880
HSH G01, G/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of English
2616 7789
HSH 301, 3/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of Cultural Studies
2616 7491
HSH 101, 1/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of History
2616 8339
HSH 302, 3/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of Philosophy
2616 7488
HSH 201, 2/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of Translation
2616 7970
HSH 102, 1/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Department of Visual Studies
2616 7456
HSH 202, 2/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Centre for English & Additional Languages
2616 7700
LBY 204, 2/F, B.Y. Lam Building
Chinese Language Education & Assessment Centre
2616 7701
LBY 311, 3/F, B.Y. Lam Building
Wong Bing Lai Music and Performing Arts Unit
2616 7436
HSH 334, 3/F, Ho Sin Hang Building
Animation and Digital Arts Programme Office
2616 7430
HSHG18, G/F, Ho Sin Hang Building